OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1929)
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P209
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
8 Rpf
BACKGROUND: P209 was issued in 1929 to raise funds for the "Deutsche Nothilfe" charity. This card is similar to the 1928, P208, Deutsche Nothilfe card and features a different 8 Rpf Coat of Arms pre-printed stamp. The inscription at the bottom of the card reads "Schafft frohe, Kräffige Jugend!" - "Create happy, strong Children".
An estimated 1,465,030 cards were sold and the cards were valid for use until 30th Jun 1930.
In addition to the official card there were a number of cards with various private printings.
SPECIAL CANCEL:


VARIANTS TO COLLECT
The following are suggested variants that might make good additions to a collection:1. Cancelled on first day of issue
2. Cancelled with a land or rural cancellation
3. As a foreign used card with 10 Rpf to Czech Socialist Republic
4. As a foreign used card with 10 Rpf to Hungary
5. As a foreign used card with 15 Rpf
6. As a Registered Delivery card
7. As a local delivery Express Delivery card
8. Used as a Rohrpost (pneumatic) card in BERLIN
9. Domestic Airmail usage
10. European Airmail usage
11. Airmail usage to the USA
12. As a Zeppelin post card
13. Postally unused
14. Domestic Bahnpost usage
15. Invalid Usage - either after expiration date or with incorrect postage applied
16. With additional private printing
17. With Special slogan cancels

POSTALLY UNUSED




CANCELLED on FIRST DAY of ISSUE



CANCELLED WITH A LAND or RURAL CANCELLATION



DOMESTIC LONG DISTANCE WITHOUT SPECIAL MARKINGS
1. This first example was posted in the border town of ZULLICHAU (SULECHÓW in modern day Poland) on 16th Dec 1929 and was destined for HALLE (SAALE).


2. The next P209 postcard was sent from ALTEFARP (?) on 26th Dec 1929.




FOREIGN USE WITH 10 Rpf to
Czech Socialist Republic



FOREIGN USE WITH 10 Rpf to HUNGARY



FOREIGN USE WITH 15 Rpf
ESTONIA
1. The following card was sent from MUNICH to ROUSA in ESTONIA, arriving on 30th Dec 1929. The card was over franked by 1 Rpf.


HOLLAND
1. The card below was sent to a village near GOES, ZEELAND, in HOLLAND on 19th Nov 1929 from WIESBADEN in GERMANY. It was over franked by 1 Rpf.


PARAGUAY, SOUTH AMERICA
1. Destined for PARAGUAY, South America the following card was posted in FREIBERG on 4th Dec 1929.



REGISTERED DELIVERY CARD



EXPRESS DELIVERY CARD



POSTED AS ROHRPOST IN BERLIN



DOMESTIC AIRMAIL



EUROPEAN AIRMAIL



AIRMAIL TO USA



ZEPPELIN POST



GERMAN BAHNPOST



INVALID USAGE



SPECIAL SLOGAN CANCELS
1. The following card was cancelled in PRITZWALK in BRANDENBURG, north eastern Germany, on 11th Jan 1930 and was destined for PERLEBERG, also located in BRANDENBURG. The special handstamp on this example is inscribed "WELTBEKANNTE | UNIFORM | TUCHE" - 'WORLD FAMOUS | UNIFORM | CLOTH', which was used every year from 1928 until 1937. In 1937 a second similar handstamp was used every year until 1943 and these were the only two special hanstamps used in PRITZWALK during the Weimar and Nazi years.


2. The following domestically used P209 was sent from DRESDEN on 11th Feb 1930 and features a special cancellation used for the DRESDEN HYGIENE EXHIBITION



3. Posted in WURZBURG on 9th Nov 1929 this card was sent to an address in BISCHBRUNN, Lower Frankonia.




REFERENCES
1. MICHEL GANZSACHEN DEUTSCHLAND 2021/2022. 23 Auflage ISBN 978-95402-374-52. KATALOG der DEUTSCHEN GELEGENHEITSSTEMPEL by JULIUS BOCHMANN.
3. GANZSACHEN-HANDBUCH DES "DRITTEN REICHES" by Hans Peter Frech. 2014 Edition
